Economics
Growth of Working-Age Adults Hasn’t Kept Up With Graying America
- Those over 65 jumped 34% in latest Census compared with 2010
- Number of U.S. centenarians almost doubled to 100,000
The number of U.S. residents 65 and older jumped 34% to 54 million last year from the 2010 Census report.
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More than a quarter of all American adults have reached traditional retirement age, according to the 2019 U.S. Census Bureau report released this week.
The number of U.S. residents 65 and older jumped 34% to 54 million last year from the 2010 Census report. This outpaced both the rate of growth in the working-age population as well as that of children.